As soon as she put down the bowls and chopsticks, Jiang Qingqing stood up in a hurry and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."
She ran directly to the cashier, took a look at the typed checkout, and froze on the spot.
While eating, Jiang Qingqing already had a bad premonition.
If the 9,500 in hand is not enough, she may have to borrow some from Lin Jiani.
However, the lunch bill turned out to be nearly 20,000.
Jiang Qingqing was frozen here, thinking that she had made a mistake. Then when she looked at the unit price of Yu Siting's order, she was completely panicked.
The manager of this restaurant did not know Jiang Qingqing's identity as Mrs. Yu.
Therefore, he was puzzled that Mr. Yu wanted a woman to treat him to dinner.
When he looked at Jiang Qingqing again, she had a fair and delicate face and was wearing designer clothes. There should be a complicated relationship between the two that he couldn't be curious about.
At this moment, the restaurant manager smiled respectfully and asked: "Do you want to see what else needs to be added?"
Jiang Qingqing realized that it was strange that she was holding the settlement form in a daze.
This embarrassment to the point of shame was like Jiang Yuxuan's failed plan against her last night.
But she didn't expect that Yu Siting would now put her in such a predicament.
She has no money.
Over the years, she has become accustomed to her life without money and does not feel ashamed.
However, if you encounter such a situation of giving money, the humiliation will be in the eyes of others.
"I want to go to the bathroom."
"Okay, go straight ahead and turn right."
Jiang Qingqing hurriedly found an excuse to leave first. She had to find a way.
She had no time to think about why Yu Siting was so angry that he punished her in this way.
The problem now is that she has to settle the bill and is 10,000 yuan short.
Even if she asked Lin Jiani to borrow money to help with the emergency, Jiani couldn't easily come up with 10,000 yuan.
After walking to a quiet place, Jiang Qingqing looked through her phone's address book in a panic, only to realize that she really had no way to ask for help.
The Jiang family...she couldn't find anyone.
As for the Yu family, there was only a housekeeper, and she couldn't even speak.
Yu Siting deliberately wanted to bully her, and he would definitely not agree to her using her identity as Mrs. Yu to show off her face.
In the end, Jiang Qingqing only had the only person left for help on her phone, Huo Jingchen.
Time is limited, Yu Siting will not wait for her too long.
If she had to settle the bill in public when she went back, she wouldn't even have the chance to borrow money.
Thinking of this, Jiang Qingqing suddenly took a deep breath and called Huo Jingchen nervously.
She really didn't dare to think about who she would call if Huo Jingchen didn't answer the phone.
Just when Jiang Qingqing was worried, the call was connected.
"Qingqing, are you looking for me?"
On the other end of the phone, Huo Jingchen spoke in a gentle voice.
Hearing this, Jiang Qingqing pressed her back against the wall and said stiffly: "Mr. Huo, I'm sorry to bother you. I have something I want to ask you for help... I, I want to borrow 10,000 yuan for urgent use, okay?
?I can't return it to you for the time being, if you feel..."
"Okay, you don't need to explain the use of the money, I will transfer it to you now."
In fact, Huo Jingchen was surprised.
Jiang Qingqing asked him to borrow money?
What was the situation that made her dare not approach Yu Siting, but instead she wanted to speak to him?
It seems that Mrs. Yu is worthless.
At the same time, Huo Jingchen could hear that Jiang Qingqing was cautiously uneasy.
He just wanted to establish such a close connection with Jiang Qingqing, especially since he could see that the relationship between Yu Siting and Jiang Qingqing was very subtle.
"Qingqing, I have forwarded it to you. If you still need my help, just ask. Although you think it is normal for us to know each other when we were young, I don't have many friends around me. I cherish meeting you again."
Huo Jingchen helped Jiang Qingqing unconditionally because he wanted to get closer to each other.
At this time, Jiang Qingqing's mobile phone had received a transfer message. She was a little surprised and very grateful.
"Mr. Huo, thank you very much."
She would feel in her heart that she owed Huo Jingchen a favor.
Not accepting help as a matter of course is why Jiang Qingqing subconsciously keeps a distance from other members of the opposite sex.
Across the phone, Huo Jingchen continued gently: "You don't have to rush to pay me back this money. It's really not important to me, as long as I can help you."
Although he didn't ask further, his intuition should be that Yu Siting had something to do with it.
"I... thank you very much, Mr. Huo, then I will contact you next time."
When Jiang Qingqing listened to herself speak, she felt like a liar.
As a result, Huo Jingchen trusted her so much.
"Okay, let's keep in touch."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Qingqing ran directly back to the checkout counter without wasting any time.
Nearly ten minutes had passed until Jiang Qingqing walked back to the private room of the restaurant.
Yu Siting sat on the sofa and read the documents neatly dressed, without wasting any time waiting.
He knew very well that Jiang Qingqing would definitely come back to him if she had no money to settle the bill.
"Mr. Yu, are you done eating? Is it time to go?"
Jiang Qingqing was still frightened because of her nervousness just now, so much so that she was panting even when she spoke.
However, she did not panic, nor did she try to ask for help.
Yu Siting suddenly raised his eyes, staring at her face with deep eyes, as if what he expected had not happened, and a chill slowly emerged.
"Jiang Qingqing, where did you get the money to settle the bill?"
He asked directly in a cold voice.
Hearing this, Jiang Qingqing's eyes froze slightly. She thought that Yu Siting would at least not expose the teasing against her in public.
Her smile slowly solidified, and she didn't want to show off, so she replied: "Mr. Yu knew that I had no money, so he forced me to treat you to dinner and order a table of food. Did he just want to see with his own eyes how embarrassed I was when I couldn't pay?
It was Jiang Yuxuan who plotted against me last night, why did she become Mr. Yu today? Why are you so angry that you want to humiliate me like this? "
Jiang Qingqing changed her name to "you", a respectful and indifferent address.
However, Yu Siting was also very angry. He wanted Jiang Qingqing to come to her proactively instead of solving the problem alone.
"Answer me, where does the money come from? Who can you ask to borrow money from?"
He was very aware of Jiang Qingqing's situation, and already had a suspicion in his mind about who it was, and his anger was about to explode.
At this time, Jiang Qingqing faced his sinister gaze and said calmly: "I borrowed money from Mr. Huo. I know Mr. Yu will be angry, but I have no choice."
Mentioning Huo Jingchen's name was like completely irritating Yu Siting.
He stood up, walked over quickly, and pinched Jiang Qingqing's cheek hard with his slender fingers.
"Jiang Qingqing, haven't you ever thought about coming back to me?"
The moment of being pinched was a familiar pain.
Jiang Qingqing stared at Yu Siting's handsome face close at hand, sneered, and said: "What on earth do Mr. Yu want to play? Push me to a dead end, and then force me to ask for help from you. One slap and one date. I am what you want.